RACING HERITAGE
Christopher Tolman’s motor sport heritage began long before Tolman Motorsport was ever thought about. Petrol was in the family bloodline, his father Mike having worked in the industry alongside such well known luminaries as Paul Burch and Richard Guy, all of whom were closely linked to the Rootes/Peugeot/Talbot brands.
After gaining his engineering qualifications with the Ministry of Defence and competing at club level, Chris then embarked on a career in professional motorsport which would take him all over the world...
1998
Build and run Peugeot 205s in the Stock Hatch series, fourth in the championship.
1999
Start at Prodrive as Engine Technician working mostly on the Ford Mondeo BTCC engines.
2000
Prodrive 2000 BTCC champions!
2000
Start at Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe late 2000, Rally GB first rally with the team.
2001
Sub assembly and rally technician at Ralliart Europe – Monte Carlo win a highlight.
2002
Last “proper” Safari Rally, Kenya.
2003
Join Mitsubishi Motor Sports (MMSP) Test Team on new WRC car development.
2004
Continue in Test Team and event support.
2005
Engine department at MMSP, continued development and event support.
2005
First cancer diagnosis and treatment
2006
Return to Rallye Monte Carlo.
2006
Cancer returns, more treatment, life begins again.
2007
Finish and drive my Peugeot 205 MI16 race car for the first time.
2007
Start Tolman Motorsport Ltd
2008
Support Formula Renault team
2008
V8 Star in Britcar series
2009
Move Tolman Motorsport into new Marton premises
2009
Build Mitsubishi Evolution IX race car
2010
Build Aquila CR1 race car, Britcar 24hr lap record with Rob Huff
2011
Continue development of Evolution IX race car
2012
Start new race team with Ian Ingram, Ginetta G20 in British GT support series
2013
Run 2 x Ginetta G20 in British GT support series
2014
Expand Race team to run 2 x Ginetta G20 and 1 G40
2015
Tolman Motorsport’s first GT4 car (Ginetta G55) in British GT. Pole position on first race, lap record at Oulton Park.
2016
Development and running of Ginetta’s G55 GT3 car on behalf of the factory
2016
Winning the "Whitsun Trophy" on a glorious rainy day at Goodwood
2017
First customer GT4 McLaren 570S, multiple wins in British GT
2018
Tolman Motorsport win the contract for McLaren Automotive’s Driver Development Programme. Now running three GT4 McLarens in British GT
2019
McLaren Driver Development Program continues
2020
Plug pulled on DDP due to world events, begin dreaming about Peugeots.
2021
Successful return to British GT with a GT3 Bentley at Donington Park.
2021
Work on the first Tolman Edition car.
2022
Finish the original Tolman Edition Peugeot and start development of the “evolution” version.
2022
Tolman Edition Peugeot 205 GTi appears on Top Gear
2023
A successful week at Le Mans with Gary Furst and the Lola T212
2023
Two car 205 GTi roadtrip to Musee de l’Aventure Peugeot at Sochaux in France for a weekend of celebration of the 40 year anniversary of the Peugeot 205. A rapturous reception cements Tolman Engineering’s relationship with Peugeot in France.
2024
A brilliant podium finish in Classic Endurance at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar
REALISE YOUR DREAM
We knew we were onto something special when we produced our 1600cc development 205 GTI in 2021.
Now, you can order your own bespoke Tolman Edition, customised to your specification, whilst still retaining the magic of quite possibly the ultimate hot-hatch.
Contact us below to discuss your project and make owning your next dream car a reality.
PEUGEOT 205 GTI TOLMAN EDITION
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